Insect-trap.



No. 808,460. lATENTED DEC. 26, 1905 G. LAUBE.

INSECT TRAP.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 25,1905.

UNITED STATES PATENT oriucn.

GODFRIED LAUBE, OF LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, ASSIGNOR OF ONE- HALF TOJOSEPH R. MARSH, OF SANTA MONICA, CALIFORNIA.

INSECT-TRAP.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 26, 1905.

Application filed August 25, 1905. Serial No. 275,702.

T to whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, GODFRIED LAUBE, a citizen of the United States ofAmerica, residing at Los Angeles, in the county of Los Angeles and Stateof California, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inInsect-Traps, of which the following is a specification, reference beinghad therein to the-accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements ininsect-traps; and the invention has for its object the provision of anovel form of trap particularly adapted for catching flies, moths, andthe like insects. In this connection I have devised a novel form of trapwhich is adapted to be suspended from a chandelier or the like supportwhere flies are liable to congregate. To this end I have constructed anovel form of tray upon which a conventional form of adhesive materialis detachably secured, and in connection with the tray I have provided aframework adapted to simultaneously support the tray when in a suspendedposition and retain the adhesive material upon thetray.

In constructing my improved trap I have aimed to provide as neat adevice as possible which can be readily used in a compartment withoutdetracting from the general appearance of said compartment.

In suspending my improved trap from a chandelier or the like support Ihave aimed to avoid the unsightly appearance of flies after they havebeen caught, it being impossible to observe their bodies upon theadhesive material when the tray is suspended from a chandelier.

The construction entering into my improved trap will be hereinafter morefully described and then specifically pointed out in the claims, and,referring to the drawings accompanying this application, like numeralsof reference designate corresponding parts throughout the several views,in which Figure 1 is an elevation of a chandelier supporting my improvedfly-trap. Fig. 2 is a perspective View of the trap; and Fig. 3 is alongitudinal sectional view of the same.

To put my invention into practice, I preferably construct my improvedtrap in the form of a tray 1, which is preferably stamped and formedfrom sheet metal or the like durable material. In formingthe tray 1 Iprovide the same with a peripheral flange 2, which is slightly raisedabove the body portion 3 of the tray, and this flange may be suitablyembossed, as at 4, to give the tray a neat and attractive appearance.The flange 2 of the tray is provided with openings 5 5, 6 6, and 7 7,and in the openings 5 5 and 6 6 Isecure the hook-shaped ends 8 8 ofstirrups 9 and 10, which are employed for supporting the tray upon aconventional form of chandelier 11.

In connection with the tray 11 use an ordinary form of adhesive paper12, whichis commonly employed for catching flies, the adhesive materialupon the paper being adapted to hold the flies when they once rest uponthe same. The adhesive paper 12 is placed upon the body portion 3 of thetray, and in order that the paper may be retained thereon I preferablybend the ends of the paper, as at 14 1a, and the ends of the hooks 8 8and 8 8 are adapted to rest upon the ends of the paper and retain it inposition as long as the tray is being used for the purpose abovedescribed.

The stirrup is provided with a hookshaped end 15, which is bent into aVertical position relative to the tray 1 in order that this hook-shapedend may engage in the filigree work of the chandelier 11 or in asuitable eyelet mounted upon the chandelier to support the tray. Thehook-shaped end 15 is adapted to support the stirrup 9, this end of thestirrup passing through the stirrup 9 and forming a frame-like structurewhich is adapted to maintain the tray in a horizontal position whensuspended from the chandelier or the like support. In addition to theframe-like structure consisting of the stirrups 9 and 10 I employ apiece of wire 16, which is bent upon itself and then has its ends bentto form two hooks 17 17 these hooks being adapted to engage in theopenings 7 7 of the tray. The strands of the piece of wire 16 areadapted to pass over the stirrups 9 and 10. Consequently when the trayis suspended from the chandelier by these stirrups the opposite sides ofthe tray will be equally supported.

From the construction of my improved tray and the manner of securingadhesive paper to the same it will be observed that when this paper hasserved its purpose it can be easily and quickly removed and a new pieceof paper placed therein.

I do not care to confine myself to the means employed for fastening thetray and the stirrups 9 and 10 to the chandelier or thelike support, andit is thought from the foregoing that the construction, operation, andadvantages of the herein-described "fly-trap Will be apparent Withoutfurther description, and various changes in the form, proportion, andminor details of construction may be resorted to Without departing fromthe spirit of the invention or sacrificing any of the advantagesthereof.

What 1 claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. An insect-trap of the character described consisting of a tray, apiece of adhesive material mounted upon said tray, stirr ups detachablyconnected to said tray and engaging one another, said stirrups beingadapted to support said tray from a suitable support and retain saidadhesive paper upon said tray, pieces of Wire passing over said stirrupsand secured sos eo to the sides of said tray, substantially asdescribed.

2. The combination with a tray having flanged edges, said edges havingopenings therethrough, of tWo stirrups having inwardly bent endsextending through said openings and bearing on the inner surface of thetray, one of said stirrups being provided With means whereby it may beattached to a suitable support.

3. An insect-trap of the character described consisting of a tray, meansfor suspending said tray and means carried by the supporting means forsecuring a piece of fly-paper to said tray, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in the presence of twoWitnesses.

GODFRIED LAUBE.

Witnesses:

ZULA V. LAUBE, GRovER C. G. LAUBE;

